The chief editor of the Rostov publication “Golos” was arrested for 10 days for a post about “Smart voting”

Detainee On September 10, journalist Igor Khoroshilov, who is the editor-in-chief of the Rostov edition of Golos, was detained by a court for 10 days under an article on distributing extremist materials. The reason was the publication on Facebook about “Smart Voting”, informs OVD-Info.

September 2 Regional Court of Rostov-on-Don detained and arrested journalist Bella Nasibyan because of a photo published on Instagram with a poster of the Smart Voting project. The photo, which the journalist posted in the story, showed a poster of the candidate for State Duma deputy Alexander Ryabchuk, in whose election campaign the activist participates, as well as other leaflets and posters, among which was a poster with “Smart Vote”.

Nasibyan was found guilty of propaganda of extremist symbols (part 1 of article 20.3 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation). The protocol noted that “Smart Voting” is a project of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). On September 3, the court released the journalist from arrest, replacing the arrest with an administrative fine.

In August, a court in Armavir fined Sergei Solomakhin 2,5 thousand rubles for “purchasing, for the purpose of marketing or propaganda,” Smart Voting leaflets. transfers Radio Liberty.

Smart Voting is a project created in 2018 by Alexei Navalny’s team to support opposition candidates in elections who have a chance to bypass their rivals from United Russia. As the elections to the State Duma and regional parliaments approach, which will be held on September 17-19, attempts are being made to prevent voters from using Smart Vote.

On June 9, the Moscow City Court recognized the Anti-Corruption Foundation, the Foundation for the Protection of Citizens’ Rights (the funds are also recognized as foreign agents) and Navalny’s headquarters as “extremist organizations”. In the same decision, the court announced the immediate termination of the activities of these organizations, which, in particular, popularized the Smart Voting project.